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About Jadhana Village

Jadhana is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 66 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jadhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jadhana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 93.99 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 66
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jadhana compares

By the 2011 count Jadhana is the 105th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 93.99 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Jadhana

Jadhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jadhana as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jadhana from other places

Jadhana lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jadhana
Nearest railway station Jutogh 11 km
Nearest town Shimla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 18 km
District headquarters Solan 24 km

Villages closest to Jadhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jadhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Jadhana village had a population of 122. That makes it the 105th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Jadhana village has 66 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jadhana has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Jadhana is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jadhana covers 93.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jadhana falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jadhana is Jutogh, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Jadhana.

Jadhana is about 24 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jadhana is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 16 km away. Kandaghat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sharer (3.1 km), Kanair (3.2 km) and Majhat (3.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jadhana today is likely to be higher.

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